Irrawaddy dry forests

Irrawaddy dry forests
Irrawaddy dry forests
	Irrawaddy dry forests in Bagan
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Indomalayan realm
Biome	tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Borders	Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests; Kayah-Karen montane rain forests;
Geography
Area	34,988 km2 (13,509 sq mi)
Country	Myanmar
Administrative divisions	Bago Region; Kayin State; Magway Region; Mandalay Region; Sagaing Region,; Shan State;
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	167 km² (>1%)

The Irrawaddy dry forests is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in central Myanmar. The ecoregion occupies portions of the Irrawaddy, Sittaung, and Salween river basins, in areas with less than 800 mm of annual rainfall.

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